Are you looking to update your office or classroom with a writable surface?

Many offices are now abandoning old outdated whiteboards and chalkboards and instead choosing to add functional surfaces to their spaces.

But a white wall isn’t for everyone. You might be interested in keeping the feel of a chalkboard without the size limitation, or are you interested in having the option of a functional surface in any colour you want?

We’ve got options for you. Check them out below.

Alternatives To Chalkboards: Smart Blackboard Paint

Not looking for chalkboards exactly but want something similar ? Try Blackboard Paint.

This product allows you to create a chalkboard area with a black matte finish. It can be applied to any non-porous surface and is a easy way to create calendars, notice boards and even menus.

Chalkboards don’t have to be in the past, not when it can be the size of your entire wall.

That’s not all though. Why just have a chalkboard wall when you can have a magnetic chalkboard wall?

It can reduce clutter (just stick up all your pieces of paper rather than piling them up on your desk) and is incredibly convenient.

Magnetic blackboard surfaces are easily decorated with colourful pictures, photographs or with messages and reminders written in a variety of colours. All without any size limitations.

No regular chalkboards can do that.

Alternatives To Chalkboards: Whiteboard Paint (Clear)

Want a modern alternative to chalkboards while still keeping that pop of colour in your office?

]]>http://smartersurfaces.com/blog/looking-for-alternatives-to-chalkboards/index.xml/0Advantages and Disadvantages of Glassboardshttp://smartersurfaces.com/blog/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-glassboards/
http://smartersurfaces.com/blog/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-glassboards/#commentsFri, 16 Mar 2018 10:52:48 +0000http://smartersurfaces.com/blog/?p=4055Contemplating installing glassboards into your office? There are a lot of things to consider. Before adding anything it is important to make sure that this product is the right one for you. How do you do this you may ask?Read more...

Contemplating installing glassboards into your office? There are a lot of things to consider.

Before adding anything it is important to make sure that this product is the right one for you.

How do you do this you may ask? We suggest checking out the advantages and disadvantages of having glassboards in your office so that you can be sure it will be the best fit for your space.

So we put together this post to help you work out if glassboards are really for you (and if they aren’t, what alternatives are there for you to consider?).

Advantage 1: Glassboards and Appearance

One of the main advantages to adding glassboards to your office space is their appearance. Glassboards look sleek and lack the thick, bulky frame of traditional office whiteboards.

This frameless design definitely provides glassboards with a more modern feel than other writable alternatives.

Not only that but you can have your choice of finish; high gloss or matte. This means your glassboard can have the look that best suits your office.

Advantage 2: Glassboards and Upkeep

Another advantage of installing glassboards is that they have a relatively easy upkeep.

First off, glassboards are very easy to clean. They have a very non-porous surface, unlike traditional whiteboards, which means that they do not ghost easily. Ghosting is where the marks written on the board do not fully wipe away.

However, it is worth noting that even though glassboards are not prone to ghosting it is advisable not to leave markers on for long periods of time as this may cause marks to stain.

Disadvantage 1: Glassboards and Cost

Glassboards are expensive. It is as simple as that.

While they may last longer than traditional whiteboards, they are still a very costly purchase. Not only that, but you will need to arrange for an installer to come in and install the boards in your office.

If you were to try and install glassboards yourself, you could do so incorrectly. This is because they need to be mounted to the wall which can be difficult for someone unfamiliar with the process.

Disadvantage 2: Glassboards and Colour

Another downside to glassboards is that they are limited in how they can look.

Glassboards are traditionally transparent, however it is possible to get coloured glass boards or have a regular glass board painted. Back painting a glass dry erase board is popular, however if not done by a professional this can look bad.

This means that if you wanted variety in your glassboards it can be difficult to achieve.

The see through nature can also reduce the quality of writing during use.

You may also find it difficult to take pictures of anything you have worked on during that day due to the reflective nature of the glass.

So, now you’ve read some of the advantages and disadvantages of glassboards, maybe you are interested in hearing about some other alternatives you could try.

]]>http://smartersurfaces.com/blog/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-glassboards/index.xml/0Uses for A Magnetic Wall in Your Junior Schoolhttp://smartersurfaces.com/blog/uses-for-a-magnetic-wall-in-your-junior-school/
http://smartersurfaces.com/blog/uses-for-a-magnetic-wall-in-your-junior-school/#commentsWed, 14 Mar 2018 10:51:12 +0000http://smartersurfaces.com/blog/?p=4031It is so easy to have a magnetically receptive wall in your office or classroom nowadays. As well as traditional metal sheets and boards, you can choose magnetic paint, magnetic plaster or even magnetic wallpaper (available from us from theRead more...

It is so easy to have a magnetically receptive wall in your office or classroom nowadays. As well as traditional metal sheets and boards, you can choose magnetic paint, magnetic plasteror even magnetic wallpaper (available from us from the beginning of April).

Sheets and boards don’t look modern and can be very limiting in size, so why not consider the alternate options of magnetically receptive paints, plaster and wallcovering ? This way, you can transform an entire wall or office or classroom into an interactive and engaging space.

Here are just some of the ways you can use a magnetic wall in your classroom.

Plan

Stick up calendars, class subjects, timetables, games, school outings, social activities – anything at all – on your magnetic wall.

This will encourage learners of all ages to read, to sift through information and maybe even to self-organise ! (this might be a bit condescending, can you improve on it ?)

Fun

School doesn’t have to be all about work. Learning when having fun can be very impactful. Use a magnetic wall for break times for playing chess or scrabble (simply buy the chess and scrabble magnetic pieces and tiles). Work in groups or teams. Juniors can learn teamwork as well as thinking, planning and spelling – all under the heading of games.

Interact

Attach maps to your magnetic wall and invite students to show where they live, where they have visited, where they would like to visit.

A magnetic wall would be great for history or geography lessons. Where did Christopher Columbus travel to and from ? What is the capital of Australia ? Use magnets on your magnetic wall for a more interactive learning experience.

Reward

Magnetic walls are very convenient for motivation and reward charts. To highlight winning projects, simply stick them to the wall for everyone to see. This simple tool can be more effective than emailing or printing handouts which can be easy to miss.

Students will be thrilled to be featured on the wall.

Creativity

Here are three examples of how a magnetic wall could be used to promote creativity amongst all learners.

Display student’s output from art to design.

Or simply leave alphabet letters and numbers on your magnetic wall, and see how students rearrange them to write messages.

Don’t just limit students to letters and numbers, consider magnets for planning, foreign language alphabet for language learners and lots more.

Have you any questions regarding our products? Call us on the relevant number below

]]>http://smartersurfaces.com/blog/uses-for-a-magnetic-wall-in-your-junior-school/index.xml/0Uses for a Magnetic Wall in Your Officehttp://smartersurfaces.com/blog/uses-for-a-magnetic-wall-in-your-office/
http://smartersurfaces.com/blog/uses-for-a-magnetic-wall-in-your-office/#commentsMon, 12 Mar 2018 10:36:09 +0000http://smartersurfaces.com/blog/?p=4028See things at a Glance On A Magnetic Wall Lets start with the most obvious yet most popular use of a magnetic wall. Simply stick anything you want to the wall so you can see it at a glance. InRead more...

We use our magnetic walls every day in our office so thought we would share some of those uses with you.

See things at a Glance On A Magnetic Wall

Lets start with the most obvious yet most popular use of a magnetic wall. Simply stick anything you want to the wall so you can see it at a glance. In our office, people stick up to-do lists, project plans, contact details for people and lots more.

Declutter your desk from notes and post-its and get all your reminders on your wall.

Sales Performance

Larger organisations may have real time monitors displaying sales performance for all to see. For smaller companies like us who don’t have this, we use our magnetic wall to update the daily target. It’s fun using numeric magnets and they stand out so are very easy to see.

Even better, updating the numbers each day just takes seconds.

Magnetic Calendar

People use online and mobile phone calendars, or filofaxes or diaries for those who prefer to organise themselves offline rather than online, to manage their time. However nothing beats just a glance at a wall to see your daily or monthly schedule. No fumbling for phones, switching between work and personal calendars. Sometimes the simplest things are the best!

Customer Wall

Every week, our marketing team display logos of new clients. They print out the home pages of clients whose brand name might not be so well known, so we can all learn about them. We love to see the variety of organisations who use our transformative products.

Sometimes they contrast businesses on the wall so they might display a well known large company or a government agency and then contrast that with an innovative start-up or NGO.

This keeps all of us focused on the customer, at all times. It’s interesting and it creates a conversation amongst people.

Would you team benefit from this feel good factor too ?

Social Media Planner

We have written about this before but our magnetic wall is ingenious for planning and scheduling our social media content! Like most people I’m sure, we look around to see what tools are available to help us work better and smarter. So far, nothing has beaten our magnetic wall for planning.

We converted a large wall into an entire magnetically receptive surface which is so convenient for scheduling social media content for upto 31 days – a whole month at a glance !

We stick up photos of images we plan to use, and content too. Its very easy to see the breadth and variation of content throughout the month in this way.

To create a magnetic wall in your office, just choose from our magnetic paintor plaster, and coming in April, magnetic wallpaper (yes, really!)

Have you any questions regarding our products? Call us on the relevant number below

]]>http://smartersurfaces.com/blog/uses-for-a-magnetic-wall-in-your-office/index.xml/0Anyone Can Install These Products: Part 2http://smartersurfaces.com/blog/anyone-can-install-these-products-part-2/
http://smartersurfaces.com/blog/anyone-can-install-these-products-part-2/#commentsFri, 09 Mar 2018 10:51:10 +0000http://smartersurfaces.com/blog/?p=4023In part 1 of this article, we suggested that you could transform your working space with either Smart Magnetic Paint for a magnetic finish, Smart Whiteboard Paint in white for a traditional finish, or Smart Whiteboard Paint in Clear forRead more...

In part 1 of this article, we suggested that you could transform your working space with either Smart Magnetic Paint for a magnetic finish, Smart Whiteboard Paintin white for a traditional finish, or Smart Whiteboard Paint in Clear for a dry erase surface in any colour.

Before you make your mind up, consider these alternate suggestions – all of which you can apply yourself, without any expert skill or knowledge :

Create a Magnetic and a Whiteboard Surface in White

Imagine a magnetic and writable surface with no ugly boards or panels and no holes drilled in your walls.

You will need more time to create this dual functionality surface rather than choosing a dry erase surface or a projector screen surface. Don’t worry. All you need is a little bit more time, but it’s very easy.

Think of magnetic paint as a base coat and whiteboard paint as the top coat.

Simply paint on 3 coats of magnetic paint. It will dry in a mid-grey shade due to the magnetite properties that make Smart Magnetic Paint a magnetically receptive surface. So we strongly recommend that you paint over the dry magnetic paint with a primer. This does two things : firstly, it will create a light base on which to apply the whiteboard paint; secondly, a primer seals the surface so the top coat sits on the surface rather than being absorbed into it.

Create a Magnetic and a Whiteboard Surface in any Colour

So you want a wall that is both magnetic and dry erase, but you don’t want a traditional white finish ? No problem ! With our whiteboard paint in a transparent finish, you can have the functionality and your chosen design or colour.

Create a Projector Surface

Projector screen paint is a terrific solution to transform a wall in you office, school or home into a projector wall. No more screens, no more clutter and no more hanging around for set-up time. A projector painted wall is always on !

Apply two coats of projector paint with a roller or brush, ideally over a primed surface.

]]>http://smartersurfaces.com/blog/anyone-can-install-these-products-part-2/index.xml/0Anyone Can Install These Products: Part 1http://smartersurfaces.com/blog/anyone-can-install-these-products-part-1/
http://smartersurfaces.com/blog/anyone-can-install-these-products-part-1/#commentsWed, 07 Mar 2018 10:50:57 +0000http://smartersurfaces.com/blog/?p=4015So you want to transform your office or school and would like to do it yourself, without calling in the professionals ? No problem. All of our paint products can be used by anyone. (Most of our customers leave plasteringRead more...

So you want to transform your office or school and would like to do it yourself, without calling in the professionals ? No problem.

All of our paint products can be used by anyone. (Most of our customers leave plastering and wallpapering to the trade experts, but that’s up to you!).

Lets take a tour of our products that you can install yourself.

Create a Magnetic Surface

Choose Smart Magnetic Paint. It’s ideal for a weekend project, but good news if you have no option but to work around people. As it is a low VOC and low odour paint, you can paint it around people with no consequences. We recommend 3 coats for a magnetic pull. If you wish you can apply upto 7 coats for extra magnetic strength. Finally, bear in mind that the finished dry surface colour will be mid-grey due to the magnetite content in the paint.

Topcoat the paint with any regular paint in the colour of your choice. If you plan to install a wallcovering or digital print or a map for example on top, do choose one with a thin layer, so you don’t reduce the magnetic strength of the base magnetic paint.

Create a Whiteboard Surface in White

Choose Smart Wall Paint White, our award-winning whiteboard paint. The good news is that this is a one-coat paint. Measure the area you want to transform into a whiteboard wall.

In our experience, its best to paint an entire wall or offices as whiteboard walls are used by everyone. (We don’t recommend that for example with Smart Projector Paint. In that case, its best to transform one area only to a projector screen area. See Part 2” to read more about this product.)

Prepare the surfaces as you would for any paint. Clean, sand, remove dust, apply masking tape around borders and lightswitches, protect the floor, and you are good to go.

There are just three important things to remember about applying this coat to guarantee optimum dry erase performance.

If painting onto a coloured or new or absorbent surface, prime the surface first, with Smart Primer in White. What does a primer do ? It’s a low cost product that is critical for creating the best dry erase surface. Firstly it covers up any base colours as it is in a white finish. More importantly, it seals the surfaces so the whiteboard paint sits on top of the surface rather than getting absorbed into You want the properties of the whiteboard paint to stay on the surface.

Don’t stretch the paint beyond the recommended area. If you thin the coating, dry erase performance will be affected.

Do use a new brush or roller (included with your purchase). Smart Wall Paint reacts badly to water. This is why we include a roller with your paint. Do not use a roller or brush that has been cleaned with water.

Create a Whiteboard Surface in Any Colour

Did you know you can have a dry erase surface in any colour ? We think that’s pretty cool. This does not mean we offer whiteboard paint in a range of colours ! Instead we have developed a transparent whiteboard coating. You just apply this one-coat paint on top of your chosen paint colour, or wallcovering or digital print, for a great looking surface that is also dry erase.

This works in exactly the same way as Smart Wall Paint White (see above).

If you are applying Smart Wall Paint Clear on top of a new or absorbent surface, do use our clear sealer first.

Smart Wall Paint works on top of any paint colour except white.

Where to Start With Your Chosen Product?

We recommend you start with your desired functional surface, and then work backgrounds to determine the products you need. Wait though, there is a part two to this article which you should read first !

Have you any questions regarding our products? Call us on the relevant number below

]]>http://smartersurfaces.com/blog/anyone-can-install-these-products-part-1/index.xml/0Fit Out Your Office With Functional Productshttp://smartersurfaces.com/blog/fit-out-your-office-with-functional-products/
http://smartersurfaces.com/blog/fit-out-your-office-with-functional-products/#commentsMon, 05 Mar 2018 10:13:29 +0000http://smartersurfaces.com/blog/?p=3967Are you in the Office Fit Out Business? If so, check out the latest functional products that you need to know about for your commercial interior clients. Replace Whiteboards with Functional Wallcoverings Its time to ditch traditional whiteboards. They areRead more...

Are you in the Office Fit Out Business? If so, check out the latest functional products that you need to know about for your commercial interior clients.

Replace Whiteboards with Functional Wallcoverings

Its time to ditch traditional whiteboards. They are ugly, stain, and discolour over time. They also need to be attached to a wall, and ultimately end up in landfill. Modern and environmentally friendly organisations want better solutions to their dry erase needs. Time and time again, we hear from Facilities Manager that a constant challenge is dealing with non-performing or dirty whiteboards throughout their offices and schools.

Smart Dry Erase wallcovering is applied just like any wallcovering. For your tight deadlines, the good news is that the new dry erase surface is ready to use as soon as the adhesive dries, typically within 24 hours. So for a rapid install, the highest dry erase performance, and an unlimited write-on wipe-off area, consider Smart Dry Erase Wallcovering.

If time is not a factor, you might choose our award-winning whiteboard paint, Smart Wall Paint. This is a one-coat application and comes with a 10 year performance guarantee.

Replace Magnetic Sheets with Magnetic Plaster or Paint

Magnetic functionality is rapidly overtaking whiteboard functionality as a must-have in working and learning spaces. Until recently, people have been limited by the small sizes, installation costs and challenges of these out-dated products.

One of our customers, who works for a national transport agency in the UK, told us they had to install walls and panels in their open plan office, to have something to mount magnetic boards and sheets onto. He was very frustrated!

The advantages of using magnetic plaster and paint are no size limitations, as you can transform a wall or room of any size into a magnetically receptive surface. The newly functional walls remain seamless and aesthetically pleasing. Your client can choose any normal paint, wallcovering or digital print to install over the magnetic base.

Replace Projector Screens with Projector Wallcovering or Paint

Just like whiteboards, projector screens are ubiquitous in offices and classrooms everywhere you go. We are on a mission to replace them with our 21st century alternatives of projector wallcovering and projector paint.

Projector screen paint comes in a white finish (non dry-erase). It creates a matt surface area for projecting onto, without hotspotting. Consider adding a border around it for easy identification for for clarity of image. Just mask off the border area and paint with your client’s preferred colour – from their logo perhaps ?

Smart Projector Wallcovering offers more, as it is a dual functionality product. Would your client like one product that acts as both a projector screen and a dry erase surface ? This is it!

With benefits of rapid install, ready to use in 24 hours, and unlimited sizing, read more about it here.

Your clients will thank you for offering them functional and environmentally friendly solutions to all of their commercial interior wall requirements. Please get in touch if you would like to learn more about our functional products. You can even call us from a client meeting. We are happy to answer any questions you or your clients might have.

Welcome to Smarter Surfaces. Choose functional products.

Have you any questions regarding our products? Call us on the relevant number below

]]>http://smartersurfaces.com/blog/fit-out-your-office-with-functional-products/index.xml/0Change The Way You Work With Whiteboard Painthttp://smartersurfaces.com/blog/change-the-way-you-work-with-whiteboard-paint/
http://smartersurfaces.com/blog/change-the-way-you-work-with-whiteboard-paint/#commentsFri, 02 Mar 2018 10:54:27 +0000http://smartersurfaces.com/blog/?p=3961Are you looking to bring something new to your office? Why not whiteboard paint? Adding functional products, such as whiteboard paint, to your office space can really change the way you work. But how, you may ask. Keep reading belowRead more...

Are you looking to bring something new to your office? Why not whiteboard paint?

Adding functional products, such as whiteboard paint, to your office space can really change the way you work.

But how, you may ask.

Keep reading below for just three of the ways adding whiteboard paint to your space will change the way you work.

Communication Is Key

Has email culture got you down? Nobody talks anymore.

Find new avenues for communication with whiteboard paint.

Instead of sending regular emails about the goings on in the office why not create a whiteboard wall in your office dedicated to interesting or exciting news.

Not only will it look great but it will encourage people to get up and add to it. They can add their initials to the end of their information, which means that anyone in the office can go ask them questions, encouraging more communication.

It is a visual representation of what is going on in your office.

Save Paper With Whiteboard Paint

Are you looking to make your office more environmentally friendly?

Whiteboard Paint is the answer.

Instead of cluttering up your desk with dozens of scraps of paper, try coating it with whiteboard paint instead. Just use Smart Wall Paint in Clear.

You won’t need to worry about searching through the pages for some key information or keeping track of your to do list. It’s all there right on your desk.

Why not add whiteboard paint to the wall next to your desk for extra space? That’s one of the best things about whiteboard paint, there are no size limitations. This means you can create a writable space as large or as small as you want it to be.

It’s Time To Get Everyone Out of Their Chairs

It can be hard to keep people engaged during meetings. Everyone sits around a large table, notebooks ready, listening to someone speak. Where is all the energy?

With Smart Wall Paint, our whiteboard paint, you can transform the walls in your meeting room to large writable areas. Finally you can ditch old flip-charts and notebooks.

Everyone can be up at the walls exploring ideas on the unlimited writable space. You can write up all the meeting agenda in one area and mark it with the completion of each task as you go. Another person can write up actions for each person to follow up with after the meeting. At the end of the meeting simply take a photo, send it to your team and wipe the writing away.

Everyone can get involved with whiteboard walls.

Have you any questions regarding our products? Call us on the relevant number below

]]>http://smartersurfaces.com/blog/change-the-way-you-work-with-whiteboard-paint/index.xml/0Why You’ll Want Functional Surfaces In Your Classroomhttp://smartersurfaces.com/blog/why-youll-want-functional-surfaces-in-your-classroom/
http://smartersurfaces.com/blog/why-youll-want-functional-surfaces-in-your-classroom/#commentsWed, 28 Feb 2018 10:06:35 +0000http://smartersurfaces.com/blog/?p=3951With up to thirty students in a class nowadays, educators are always looking for new and inventive ways to keep kids engaged in the classroom. One of the recent innovative methods schools are choosing is functional surfaces. Instead of traditionalRead more...

With up to thirty students in a class nowadays, educators are always looking for new and inventive ways to keep kids engaged in the classroom.

One of the recent innovative methods schools are choosing is functional surfaces. Instead of traditional whiteboards and out of date flip-charts, teachers and pupils can write and stick directly onto the wall.

But what about functional surfaces, do they really work? Yes, they do.

In this post we will focus on magnetic whiteboard surfaces. Keep reading below and see why you can benefit from installing them in your classroom.

Get Everyone Working Together In The Classroom

What could be more daunting for a student than taking the long walk up from the back of the classroom alone to write an answer on your whiteboard?

Instead of one student, have half a dozen up at the wall. They can all work on the problem together. Not only does this put students more at ease, it also helps them develop communication skills and learn to work in a team.

Everyone benefits from it.

Or create a class noticeboard or project planner. Every month or so, you can select a new group of students to update it either by writing up topics or sticking up important documents with magnets.

Students will be able to utilize the functionalities to help them stay organised and it also provides them with a level of responsibility.

Learning Can Be Fun Too

Your students want to have fun right? So why not make the learning experience more enjoyable for them with functional surfaces?

Instead of writing in their notebooks your students will be able to work out problems on the walls of the room. They’ll have more space to explore their ideas and also they’ll feel like their breaking the rules.

Enjoying how they learn can really make a difference to how much your students will take away from a lesson.

Why not go for our clear dry erase option? You’ll be able to have a bright coloured wall for your students to work on.

Students can get creative by using the walls for planning, drawing and lots more.

Who wouldn’t want that? Update your classroom today.

Have you any questions regarding our products? Call us on the relevant number below

]]>http://smartersurfaces.com/blog/why-youll-want-functional-surfaces-in-your-classroom/index.xml/0Sparking Young Imaginations With Writable Wallshttp://smartersurfaces.com/blog/sparking-imaginations-with-writable/
http://smartersurfaces.com/blog/sparking-imaginations-with-writable/#commentsMon, 26 Feb 2018 10:26:39 +0000http://smartersurfaces.com/blog/?p=3940Your Own Place, founded in 2013, is a social enterprise which aims to prevent and combat youth homelessness. Working with individuals, all of whom have their own aspirations, personalities and barriers, means that the members of Your Own Place lookRead more...

Your Own Place, founded in 2013, is a social enterprise which aims to prevent and combat youth homelessness. Working with individuals, all of whom have their own aspirations, personalities and barriers, means that the members of Your Own Place look for unique and creative solutions for working.

These solutions have to be versatile enough to encompass all of the many activities Your Own Place use in their youth work. These range from volunteer tenancy marketing to employment, tenancy support and independent living skills training.

They determined the best course of action was writable walls and this brought them to Smarter Surfaces. In particular, they choose Smart Wall Paint in Clear so they could keep their bright orange walls, and add dry erase functionality with this transparent coating. Check them out in the image below.

So how do they use writable walls and more importantly how do they help them work?

Rebecca, from Your Own Place, remarked how Smart Wall Paint in Clear, ‘ makes a great surface to write and draw on and it is such a brilliant idea.’ They use their walls almost daily in a unique business venue- a local authority council flat in Central Norwich.

This is where they train their staff, young people, other people’s teams and host events.

She went on to tell us how they find use for writable walls in almost every aspect of their working day. ‘We use them when we train young people, when we train staff, when we host team meetings and especially when we work to support young people one on one.’

That’s not all though, Your Own Place use ‘our wall for competitions, to deliver training in an engaging way and to demonstrate to unbelievers that occasionally you’re allowed to write on the wall! We call it our ‘magic wall’’.

Check out a few of the photos of Your Own Place using their orange writable walls below.

They find it ‘is particularly powerful with young people, but also with adults. They feel they are doing something wrong when we invite them to do this – and they love feeling a bit naughty. This makes it a great engagement tool.’

Rebecca told us how one user had remarked ‘I love writing on the wall as it feels like I am allowed to break the rules’. A visitor to their office confirmed that ‘the use of whiteboard walls was what made the course fun and engaging’

She finished by saying, ‘We’d love to paint the whole living room with this amazing product and hope to be getting another flat in Ipswich soon’.

Your Own Place equips young people with the skills and knowledge to live safely and securely on their own. Through writable surfaces they have found an interesting way to keep young people engaged in their sessions while also achieving it in a collaborative manner.